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Study Course Description

Preanaesthesia Visit at a Polyclinic

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
RAR_069
Branch of Science
Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation; Clinical medicine
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Residency Speciality

Speciality
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Contacts

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About Study Course

Objective

To provide the medical resident with an understanding of the anaesthesiologist’s role when admitting a surgical patient as an outpatient prior to surgery.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Medical residents are able to demonstrate specific knowledge and understanding of medical theories on bronchology, which meets the requirements of the specialty of anaesthesiologist, reanimatologist, which provides a basis for creative thinking in clinical practice and partly in research, as well as the ability to work in interdisciplinary interactions.

Skills

1.Medical residents are able to demonstrate successful performance of the manipulations included in the course description in a clinical setting.

Competences

1.Medical residents are able to successfully apply the acquired theoretical knowledge and manipulation skills in bronchology in various clinical situations.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Theoretical preparation for practical training (including for the acquisition of the skills included in the course) using recommended study materials. Clinical skills development on models, dummies, in simulated environment.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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The acquisition of clinical skills is evaluated by the supervisor of practical training, while the supervisor of the specialty programme organises the examination of theoretical knowledge of study courses (in accordance with RSU Academic Regulations II). Theoretical knowledge is assessed using a variety of assessment methods: multiple-choice tests, essays, descriptions of solutions to clinical problems, case presentations, etc. Skills are assessed through observation of workplace performance, as well as through observation of demonstrations on a dummy or simulator, and through testing of objectively structured clinical skills. Medical residents’ knowledge and skills are assessed with a grade on a 10-point scale.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Seminar

Modality
Location
On site
Specialized room

Topics

The role of the anaesthesiologist in the preclinical consultative phase. Evaluation of paraclinical examinations. Contact with a family doctor.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
1
Length (weeks):
3
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Klīniskā anestezioloģija un intensīvā terapija. Induļa Vanaga un Antoņinas Sondores redakcijā. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2017.

2.

Antoņina Sondore. Anestezioloģijas pamati vairāk nekā 1000 jautājumos un atbildēs. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2016.

3.

Pre-operative evaluation of adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery: Updated guideline from the European Society of Anaesthesiology

Additional Reading

1.

P.K. Sikka, et al. Basic Clinical Anesthesia. New York: Springer, 2015.

2.

R.D. Miller, et al. Anesthesia. 8th ed. Saunders, 2014.

3.

A.R. Aitkenhead, et al. Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of Anaesthesia. 6th ed. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2013.

4.

P.G. Barash. Clinical Anesthesia. 7th ed. Lippincott- Williams& Wilkins, 2013.

5.

G. E. Morgan. Clinical Anesthesiology. 5th ed. East Norwalk: Appleton&Lange, 2013.

Other Information Sources

3.

anest.lv